1
as in assessing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars
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as in calculating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot
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Recent Examples of estimating
Tri-Land is estimating the project will cost $100 million.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
An allowance is also included for third-party estimating services and airport concessions planning.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Our Top Programming Languages interactive tries to tackle the problem of estimating a language’s popularity by looking for proxy signals.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
The decline in construction activity comes as the demography office is estimating that population gains in the state will start accelerating again to 50,000 to 55,000 a year through 2035.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Such cost estimating issues remain endemic, according to the GAO.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Over the past five years, the US COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub has provided nearly 20 rounds of projections estimating Covid-19 disease burden.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
If this trend is to continue, the company is estimating that traffic will likely see a decline of between 4 and 7 percent for the 2026 fiscal year.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Next week Parliament will vote on a measure to drastically reduce funding to the Finnish Film Foundation, with Ståhlberg estimating that such cuts could halve film and television production in the country.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
An allowance is also included for third-party estimating services and airport concessions planning.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Our Top Programming Languages interactive tries to tackle the problem of estimating a language’s popularity by looking for proxy signals.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
The decline in construction activity comes as the demography office is estimating that population gains in the state will start accelerating again to 50,000 to 55,000 a year through 2035.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Such cost estimating issues remain endemic, according to the GAO.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Over the past five years, the US COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub has provided nearly 20 rounds of projections estimating Covid-19 disease burden.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
If this trend is to continue, the company is estimating that traffic will likely see a decline of between 4 and 7 percent for the 2026 fiscal year.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Next week Parliament will vote on a measure to drastically reduce funding to the Finnish Film Foundation, with Ståhlberg estimating that such cuts could halve film and television production in the country.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimating
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Stewart-Allen said that calculation needs to factor in the speed with which the public is assessing brand behaviors now, in a way that wasn’t happening before social media.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Data is the lifeblood of innovation, providing a foundation for assessing advances and provides fuel to support curiosity.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Both women opted for medroxyprogesterone (a type of birth control injection) called Depo-Provera, owned by Pfizer, valuing the convenience of no periods and a quick doctor's visit every three months.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Which set of numbers to use when valuing the company is up to you.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Clarke, like Byfield, spent a couple of pro seasons figuring things out.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Royals tried playing him in left field in conjunction with fellow second baseman Michael Massey, figuring the two could split their time at both positions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kinne assumed a lot of the heavy lifting in evaluating transfers and navigating the portal in his first two years on campus as the program was strapped for resources compared to its counterparts.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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If evaluations and grades remain high—and if schools have no independent way of evaluating whether learning has happened—then who’s to say that anything’s different?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just over half of Wisconsin's third- through eighth-graders met, or exceeded, state standards for math and English language arts on last spring’s Forward Exam, a statewide standardized test gauging whether Wisconsin schoolchildren are meeting benchmarks in core subjects.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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While vacancy rates and return-to-office employee volume have been focal points in gauging demand, a new look at interest in office from the capital markets points to an even stronger recovery than previously thought.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Actually, wait until the week ahead is through before making a prediction.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Per the video, Holland attended it with his fiancée, Zendaya, and his costar Jacob Batalon also showed up, making the Spider-Man trio complete.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Estimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimating. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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